Redundant pipes

[deero83]

Hi everyone

I have started getting our dining room ready for re-plastering and decorating, and have uncovered the following:

1) Redundant (what appears to be) gas pipe next to the current gas meter, coming up out of the ground from broken slab/earth inside our bay window. This is a very old rusty pipe.

2) Similar thickness of pipe over the other side of the room, which was hidden behind nasty plywood covering

3) Water pipes which don't seem to go anywhere and have been cut at one of the junction ends and are exposed, which makes me think they're not connected to anything

I realise gas pipes should be capped when they are no longer being used, but this clearly has not happened. Ideally I want to get rid of/sort out these pipes so it looks like a nice tidy job.

Made a few calls to gas fitters to come and have a look but nothing back from them yet.

Will upload pictures when I am able.

Any thoughts?

 

[45yearsagasman]

1 and 2 probably what used to be the old internal gas supplies, fitted during house construction.
3 no idea, but as they're open should pose no problem. Only a guess from behind my keyboard.
Pics would help.

 

[deero83]

There were pipes upstairs for the old gas lamps (very narrow diameter pipe) so (2) may well be something to do with these.

Will try and add pics when I get home.

 

[deero83]

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• deero83
• 9 Feb 2015
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Redundant pipe coming out of ground

Old gas pipe next to meter (uncapped)

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• deero83
• 9 Feb 2015
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Crimped old pipe next to meter

Crimped gas pipe next to meter

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• deero83
• 9 Feb 2015
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Hole in earth with pipe

Hole in floor with pipe

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• deero83
• 9 Feb 2015
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old gas(?) pipe next to what I think are redundant heating pipes

Pipes re (2) and (3)

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• deero83
• 9 Feb 2015
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Ends of heating pipes cut off and still open

Pipes re (2) and (3)